Combined fish scaler and shield



Jan. 9, 1951 J. J. PILLIOD 2,537,545

COMBINED FISH SCALER AND SHIELD Filed March 17, 1948 FIE-.1

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Y ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 9, 1951 PATENT :orncs 2537,5 46 ooMBiNED Fish soA'Lr sfit its "SlII-ItLD Juie'se. 1 mm, Toledo, Ohio spartan March 17, 194t,.saa1 Ne-1e,44i '1 Claims. (clan-'7) inventionrelates'to a hand operat'ed fish "scaler, and an object. is to prod Ce a newla'nd 'improvedjfish scaler of thisv type equippedwithfa hojodlfor. preventing the scares from being thrown during thescaling operation and which ma be in xpensively produced from sheet metal stampmg's.

'Another object is to produce a fish scaler on which is conveniently mounted a hood or shield so designed that during the to and fro movement .ofiha el r. t d,. es a ne t e. ed v the "fish and collects the scares, thus 'niilitating against their being thrown in one direction or another.

A .iur-ther object is to produce a simple-and inexpensive fish scaler assemblywhich is sturdy in construction, reliable in operation, and lends itself admirably to large scale production,

[other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear, and for purposes of illustrationbu't not summation, an embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a top perspective view of the scaler equipped with a hood or shield applied in position of use;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view of the scaler taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the hood removed from the scaler; I

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the scaler head showing the brackets on which the hood or shield is mounted; and

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional elevation on the line 55 of Figure 4.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises a fish scaler formed from a sheet metal stamping and having an elongate handle I!) with which a scaling head II is integral. The head II is formed with integral downturned side edge flanges l2 formed with teeth l3 and an outer end flange l4 similarly provided with teeth I5. The

flanges I2 and M are turned down from a relatively flat body l6.

Struck from the body Id of the scaler at oppo site ends thereof are curved brackets H. k The brackets are bent upwardly to lie at substantially right angles to the body I 6 of the head and each bracket is formed adjacent its upper end portion metal stamping. The shield 20, as shown, is of generally arched form, providing a gentle slope to opposite sides of the 's'cal'erhead II, the oppositejsjidesb'eihg .cu'rye'd upwardly asgi'ndicate' at 2' I t'o.pro'vide b v I f 'Ireely over the bo'dy o'f'the fish duringthe sea 'ng operation. A r

-Formed on opposite ends of the shield are side wallsor .flang'es 22, the loweredges 'of jwhic'hjare sub -mummy in alignment with the curved edges 2! except for 'the central 'portion'y'vliich is, cut

out, asindi'cated at '23,'to fit over thehead of the sealer, th'e ciit-oiit portion 2'3fbeiiig suffici'ent to snow, space on opposite sides or, the scaler to afford a limite v amount f 'looiiing -mov'ement of the scalerrelative to the shield. The side walls 22 of the shield fit'between the upright brackets [1, and formed on the upper portion fdf tn'eside na ls 22 of the shield, approximately centrally thereof are struck-out tits '24 t fit into the slots Ill in 'thebrackets thereby affording a lost motion connection between the brackets l1 and the shield. The brackets I7 are su'fii'ci'ently spr'ingy so that they may be flexed to enable the tits 24 to enter the slots I8. Due to the vertical elongation of the slots 18, a limited vertical movement or lost motion of the shield 20 with respect to the scaler is provided.

From the above description, it will be manifest that I have produced an exceedingly simple and efiicient scaler with which, by a lateral to and fro movement, scaling can be expeditiously accomplished, the shield sliding freely over the body of the fish and collecting the scales inside thereof. The side walls 22 cooperate with the body of the shield to prevent the scales from flying outwardly during scaling. The extreme simplicity of the structure, both from a manufacturing as Wellas an assembling standpoint, enables the assembly to be produced inexpensively in large scale production.

It is to be understood that numerous changes in details of construction, arrangement and operation may be efiected without departing from the spirit of the invention especially as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A fish scaler comprising a sheet metal scaling head, a pair of spaced brackets on said head,

a shield of arched form fitting over said head and having opposite edge portions engageable with the body of the fish to be scaled, and a pivotal connection between said shieldandsaid brackets respectively.

.1 2. A fish scaler comprising a sheet metal scaling head, a pair of spaced brackets on said head,

3 a shield of arched form fitting over said head and having opposite edge portions engageable with the body of the fish to be scaled, end walls on said shield partially embracing said head, and a pivotal connection between said shield and said brackets respectively.

3. A fish sealer comprising a sheet metal scaling head, a handle integral with the head, bracket means on said head, an arched shield overlying said head and spaced therefrom, the side edge portions of said shield being curved upwardly to ride freely over the body of the fish to be scaled, and a connection between said shield and said bracket means enabling rocking movement of the shield relative thereto during the scaling operation.

4. A fish sealer comprising a sheet metal scaling head, a handle integral with the head, bracket means on said head, an arched shield overlying said head and spaced therefrom, the side edge portions of said shield being curved upwardly to ride freely over the body of the fish to be scaled, end walls on said shield having centrally disposed cut-out portions to accommodate said scaling head, and a connection between said shield and said bracket means enabling rocking movement of the shield relative thereto during the scaling operation.

5. A fish sealer comprising a sheet metal scaling head, a handle integral with the head, bracket means on said head, an arched shield overlying said head and spaced therefrom, the sideedge portions of said shield being curved upwardly to ride freely over the body of the fish to be scaled, end walls on said shield having centrally disposed cut-out portions to accommodate said scaling head, and 'a lost motion connection between the end Walls and said bracket means enabling rocking movements of said shield relative to said head and also vertical movements thereof.

6. A fish sealer comprising a sheet metal scaling head having a flat body and depending scaling teeth, a pair of brackets integral with said body and extending upwardly therefrom in longitudinally spaced relation, an arched shield fitting over said head with the edge portions thereof engageable with the body of the fish to be scaled, end walls on said shield, and means providing a lost motion connection between said end walls and said brackets respectively, enabling rocking movement of said shield relative to said head and also vertical movement thereof.

'7. A fish sealer comprising a sheet metal scaling head having a flat body and depending scaling teeth, a pair of brackets integral with said body and extending upwardly therefrom in longitudinally spaced relation, an arched shield fitting over said head with the edge portions thereof engageable with the body of the fish to be scaled, end walls on said shield, means providing a lost motion connection between said end walls and said brackets respectively, enabling rocking movement of said shield relative to said REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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